Avocados

I did it!  And I liked it! Somehow through Facebook, I friended someone whom I've never met. She has a screen name that includes the word Homeopathic because that is her stewardship and who doesn't want to learn more about helping oneself through non-toxic remedies? What is in the prescription drugs that are dispensed from the pharmacy anyways  we are trusting the FDA to protect us and through awareness, you'll learn, they really don't have your best interest at heart.  Melissa invited me into a Facebook group that encourages you to drink a green smoothie each day for 30 days straight.  You don't have to drink more than one and they give you recipes and a shopping list.  It's super easy!  

I use a standard blender, nothing fancy and I drink my coffee then we make a smoothie!  We've had a few different recipes so far, mostly I just think of what I have and if it doesn't taste good then we add local honey to make it all better.  Whatever I have left over from that batch, I save for my daughter's arrival after-school.  If I have even more than enough left after her consumption, I store it until the next morning and use it as my liquid. 

I'll start with yesterday; we received a recipe that contained cashews and it just so happens that I had some in my pantry that my husband has been gnawing away on.  Part of the recipe recommended that we soak the cashews in the liquid we would be using so they would soften and become easier to puree.  I've never really eaten cashews much less drank them but hey, if it's a recipe and I have the ingredients, I'll try anything once.  I soaked the cashews in water then added spinach, a banana and strawberries for a delicious and creamy smoothie.  The encouraging part is that cashews are mother natures way to treating us naturally the way the prescription prozac can work, as an antidepressant.  I didn't know that but I am certainly glad that through nature, us crazies have been given aid.

Through the Facebook Group, I've seen talk about mixing avocado's into a smoothie and even how to freeze them.  This week as I was shopping, I saw avocados on sale for $0.50 each and knowing a deal, I bought 2.  I normally don't eat avocados but I was going to try serving them with Eggs this weekend but alas, a smoothie recipe evolved and here it is:

2 handfuls of spinach, 2 tbsp of cashews for the crazies, apple, blueberries, and finally, half an avocado.  Yep, smooth.  

Avocados provide nearly 20 essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, Vitamin E, B-vitamins 

and folic acid. They also act as a "nutrient booster" by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble 

nutrients, such as alpha and beta-carotene and lutein, in foods that are eaten with the fruit. 

Number of calories in a half of an avocado is about 130 calories.  Enjoy this smoothie.  

Your body will be screaming with joy and your heart will be light from guilt.